Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Chad

N'djamena vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 2.5 times more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 31.8% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 7.5 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in N'djamena

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in N'djamena are more expensive than in Jakarta. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in N'djamena. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in N'djamena instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR53,194.42	$8.94 FCFA5,030	+199.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR61,705.53	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR10,250.16	$0.89 FCFA503	+55.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,516.38	$0.89 FCFA503	+253.0%
Average			+169.4%

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pay 31.8% more for groceries

	Jakarta	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR20,023.90	$0.36 FCFA201	-68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR62,357.41	$1.79 FCFA1,006	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 IDR89,300.03	$14.33 FCFA8,061	+186.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IDR31,448.93	$2.15 FCFA1,207	+21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 IDR26,271.23	$3.25 FCFA1,825	+120.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR23,425.73	$2.23 FCFA1,255	+69.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR12,496.61	$1.01 FCFA570	+44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 IDR19,027.94	$1.22 FCFA684	+14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 IDR13,819.95	$1.16 FCFA654	+50.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR14,159.11	$0.76 FCFA426	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR20,617.32	$0.76 FCFA426	-34.5%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR52,445.72	$4.29 FCFA2,414	+45.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 IDR218K	$89.44 FCFA50,300	+630.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR532M	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	-58.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.40 IDR60,641.64	$4.02 FCFA2,264	+18.3%
Average			+159.1%

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pay 7.5 times more for housing

	Jakarta	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR441K	$447.18 FCFA251K	+1705.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.73 IDR7M	$1,517.71 FCFA854K	+290.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.77 IDR4M	$89.44 FCFA50,300	-59.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1M	??
Average			+645.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Jakarta	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.57 IDR3M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.72 IDR196M	??

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pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR47,874.98	$1.34 FCFA754	-50.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 IDR37,402.33	$0.89 FCFA503	-57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 IDR53,194.42	$1.03 FCFA578	-65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.43 IDR489K	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.58 IDR63,833.30	??
Average			-57.7%

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Jakarta	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.59 IDR955K	$26.83 FCFA15,090	-49.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR583K	$35.77 FCFA20,120	+9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.63 IDR1M	$44.72 FCFA25,150	-43.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.07 IDR2M	$89.44 FCFA50,300	+2.7%
Average			-20.2%

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